John Mahnken vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and John Mahnken that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

John Mahnken

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Mahnken: 1946-47 to 1952-53
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Mahnken 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons John Mahnken 7 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played John Mahnken 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games John Mahnken 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Mahnken 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP John Mahnken 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team John Mahnken 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Mahnken 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mahnken 5.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game John Mahnken 2.9 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game John Mahnken 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mahnken 2,388 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds John Mahnken 533 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists John Mahnken 539 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games John Mahnken 414 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mahnken .272 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage John Mahnken .650 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mahnken 9.4 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Mahnken 3.8 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Mahnken 2.2 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mahnken 4.3 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game John Mahnken 3.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game John Mahnken 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mahnken 78 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds John Mahnken 40 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists John Mahnken 19 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games John Mahnken 18 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mahnken .211 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage John Mahnken .800 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mahnken 10.3 (1947) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Mahnken 3.7 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Mahnken 3.0 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.